inheritance laws in North Dakota

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I inherited mineral rights in North Dakota, a well has been drilled and is producing. My Mother was left the mineral rights, died and left them to me. The title examiner is telling me I have to initiate probate of her will in North Dakota ***** county, but she died 15 years ago in Minnesota. She was a life long resident of Minnesota and had no assets when she died so her will didn't need to be probated here. The aunt her left her the mineral rights also lived and died in Minnesota. Do I have to probate in North Dakota after all this time in order to be paid by the oil company?

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No, you do not have to probate it there but the point is that probate needs to be done SOMEWHERE so that there is an official record of probate proceedings and so that the executor can be able to distribute the royalties to the legal heirs.